North 24 Parganas district
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| ?North 24 parganas West Bengal • India | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation | • 2,134 m (7,001 ft) |
| Headquarters | Barasat |
| Population • Density | 8,934,286 • 2,181/km² (5,649/sq mi) |
| Codes • Vehicle | • WB-26 & Wb- 25 |
| ISO abbreviation | PN |
Coordinates: North 24 Parganas is a district of West Bengal, India. This district is also written as 24 Parganas(North). The administrative center of this district is Barasat.
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[edit] History
[edit] Geography
The district lies within the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta. The river Ganges flows along the entire west border of the district. There are many over rivers, which include the Ichhamati, Jamuna, and Bidyadhari.
[edit] Location
Latitude: 23°15'North - 22°11' North
Longitude: 89°5'East - 88°20' East
[edit] Land
Soil Status varies from sandy to clay loam
Ratio of land High:Medium:Low=17:44:39
[edit] Groundwater Arsenic Contamination
North 24 Parganas is one of the nine (including Kolkata) severely arsenic affected district in West Bengal . On the basis of updated survey conducted by School of Environmental Studies (SOES), Jadavpur University, out of total 22 administrative blocks in 22, 21 and 16 blocks arsenic above 10 μg/L (WHO Recommended value of arsenic in drinking water), 50 μg/L (Indian standard value of arsenic in drinking water) and 300 μg/L (the concentration predicting overt arsenical skin lesions) was noted respectively. The maximum arsenic contamination level found in this district is 2830μg/L in the Baduria block.
[edit] Climate
The climate is tropical, like the rest of the Gangetic West Bengal. The hallmark is the Monsoon, which lasts from early June to mid September. The weather remains dry during the winter (mid November to mid February) and humid during summer.
Annual Rainfall 1,579mm(Normal)
Temperature 41°C in May(Max) and 10°C in January(Min)
Relative Humidity Between 50% in March & 90% in July
[edit] Economy
Mainly farming and service peopole, main city Barasat.
[edit] Government and politics
[edit] Administrative Units
[edit] District Administration
District Magistrate and Collector -- Prabhat Kumar Mishra, IAS [Ph.No. 033-25523662 (off), 25523474 (Res), 25523535[fax)]
Additional District Magistrate (G) -- Parwez Ahmed Siddiqui, IAS [Ph.No. 033-25523355 and 25842212 (fax)]
- Sub-Divisions - 5
- Barasat SDO- SC Ghosh , Ph.No. 9433043355,
- Barrackpore SDO- Umapda Chatterjee Ph.NO. 09830038776,
- Basirhat SDO- Susanta Dutta ,Ph.No. 09434010170,
- Bongaon SDO-Bhudeb Biswas, Ph.No. 09434159425,
- Bidhannagar SDO-Tapas Chowdhary, Ph,No.-09433072314
- Blocks 22
- Panchayat Samities 22
- Gram Panchayats 200
- Mouzas 1,606
- Municipalities 27
- Non-Municipal Towns 33
- Outgrowths 11
- Cantonment Board 01
- Police Stations 35
- Inhabited villages 1,599
[edit] Municipalities
- Kanchrapara
- Halisahar
- Naihati
- Bhatpara
- Shyamnagar
- Garulia
- Barrackpore
- North Barrackpur
- New Barrackpur
- Titagarh
- Khardaha
- Panihati
- Kamarhati
- Baranagar
- North Dumdum
- South Dumdum
- Bidhannagar
- Barasat
- Madhyamgram
- Rajarhat-Gopalpur
- Habra
- Gobardanga
- Ashoknagar Kalyangarh
- Basirhat
- Baduria
- Taki
- Bongaon
[edit] Transport
[edit] Demographics
- Population:89,30,295 (2001 census)
- Male:46,35,262; Female:42,95,033
- Area:4094 square km
- Population Density:2181 per square km
- Sex ratio: 927 females per 1000 males
- Decadal Growth Rate 1991-200 : 22.64
- Literacy rate(excluding 0-6 age group),in percentage:78.07
- Male:83.92; Female:71.72
[edit] Education
- Primary school 2353,799
- Middle school 26163
- High school 204560
- Higher Secondary school 15328
- Degree college 237
- Technical schools & colleges 116
[edit] Health facilities
- District Hospital 10 with 2500 beds
- Sub Divisional Hospital 14 with 1870 beds
- state General Hospital 18 with 1870 beds
- ESI Hospital 01 with 200 beds
- Rural Hospital 07 with 228 beds
- Block Primary Health Centre 15
[edit] Important Towns
- Barasat
- Barrackpore
- Basirhat
- Bongaon
- Habra
- Duttapukur
- Gobardanga
- Madhyamgram
- Sodepur
- Naihati
- Belgharia
- Khardaha
- Shyamnagar, West Bengal
[edit] External links
- Everything about the district of North 24 Parganas- a really good site
- map of North 24 Parganas
- another map of North 24 Parganas
- Census 2001 data
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